Mood rings

In the 1970s, mood rings were a popular piece of jewelry.  The ring had a stone that would change colors to match your mood.  The color could range from black to brown to green and finally to a beautiful blue.  The idea was if you were in a good mood your body would be warm and would make the stone turn blue.  The warmer your hands, the bluer the ring.  According to the chart, if you were in a bad mood or were sad, your ring would be black. 

My hands have always been cold.  If I met someone and they wanted to shake hands, I apologized in advance for having cold hands.  Needless to say, my mood ring indicated that I was in a different mood than I was. 

How many times have we looked at someone and thought they were mad, perplexed, upset or just in a bad mood?  How often have we decided that a person was a grouch when we hadn't even taken the time to ask how they were?  Did the lady almost knock you down in the drug store?  Maybe she was in a hurry to pick up a prescription for her sick child.  Did someone rev their engine behind you at the traffic light?  Maybe their car was going to cut off and they were trying to keep it running.  (1973 Mazda, many times). 

We need to stop looking at everyone's mood ring and start looking at them.  Really look.